Elvy Lissiak
Elvy Lissiak | |
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 Lissiak in the movie Domenica d'agosto (1950) | |
| Born | Elvira Lissiak 19 July 1929 Trieste, Kingdom of Italy |
| Died | 25 February 1996 (aged 66) Rome, Italy |
| Occupation | Actress |
Elvy Lissiak (19 July 1929 – 25 February 1996) was an Italian stage and film actress.
Life and career
[edit]Born in Trieste, Italy, as Elvira Lissiak, she made her film debut with the role of Luciana in Luciano Emmer's Domenica d'agosto (1950), gaining critical appreciation for her performance.[1][2] Lissiak later appeared on stage in a rivista with Ugo Tognazzi and in several films alongside Vittorio Gassman, at the time her partner in life.[1] Following the breakup of her relationship with Gassman, she decided to focus her activities on stage, where she knew her then husband, the actor Franco Castellani.[1] She retired from acting in the early 1960s.[1]
Filmography
[edit]| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 1950 | Sunday in August | Luciana | |
| 1950 | Toto Looks for a Wife | Adelina | |
| 1950 | Hawk of the Nile | Selika | Uncredited |
| 1950 | The Lion of Amalfi | Diana | |
| 1951 | Trieste mia! | ||
| 1952 | Guilt Is Not Mine | Barbara Soldani | |
| 1953 | The Ship of Condemned Women | Carmen | |
| 1960 | Labbra rosse | Baby's Sister | |
| 1960 | From a Roman Balcony | ||
| 1961 | The Two Marshals | Vanda | |
| 1962 | Hawk of the Caribbean | Lolita | |
| 1962 | Lo smemorato di Collegno | Wife of Polacic | (final film role) |
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d Enrico Lancia; Roberto Poppi. Dizionario del cinema italiano - Le Attrici. Gremese Editore, 2003. ISBN 888440214X.
- ^ Roberto Chiti; Roberto Poppi; Enrico Lancia. Dizionario del cinema italiano: I film. Gremese, 1991. ISBN 8876055487.
External links
[edit]- Elvy Lissiak at IMDb
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